Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-17

to his 18th year. & 81
and served until .
| Appomattox as A
simple private in q ~ I'D
cavalry regiment A~ N&X117aN
in Hampton's'TWXKES|MlNN
corps, army Of w SNN
Northern Virginia. JULIAN 8. CARR
His people were not wealthy, and all
they had was gone when the war ended.
During his service Mr. Carr never
missed a duty, and though his merits
won him favorable mention, he refused all
| promotion. He left the service and returned
| to the university. After session there he
began business as q merchant in a small way
In 1868 he went to Little Rock, Ark, and
engaged in business there. In 1870 he pur-
chased third interest in we'll known to-
bacco factory at Durham. That factory, like
the town of Durham itself, was destined to
become known wherever the weed men call
tobacco is smoked. The man and the bust
ness had met, and from the very day Mr.
Carr took charge he was recognized as the
| brains of the firm, and was given entire
| charge Of its mercantile and financial depart
| ments. In that day the business was small
| whereas now it amounts to millions of dollars
| yearly, and when then there were fifty en-
ployes there are now over 1000. But whether
the business was great or small, Mr. Carr
always applied himself to what was in hand,
and has seen the little railway station of
Durham grow to the noted manufactur ing
| town of 1900 people and become the best
| known place i'll North Carolina OF in the en-
tire south, with its particular product, to-
bacco, in all mems mouths. 1t is said that
he holds more positions Of business trust than
any man in the state. He is president of q
tnInpnsN ~. IL -
| 81 500, 600; president Of the Durham Electric
Light company and of the Durham and Rox-
boro railway; vice president of the Durham
cotton mills and of the Durham bobbin and
shuttle mills. He has branches of his tobacco
business in all the cities in this country and
| all the great cities of the world, and his
| sign, the Durham Bull" adolns fences and
'iilboards in all Canada, the United States
md Mexico. Mr.. Carr's wealth is estimated
| u over half million, yet he is as quiet and
lnobtrusive as he was when poor private in
Lees army. -.
other honors than those gathered in the
business field have fallen to the lot of Mr..
| Carr. He is a member of the board of trustees
| Of the state university and on its executive
| committee. His money and influence have
| done much toward rehabilitating that hon
| ored old institution, which was so nearly
wrecked by the war. He is a member of the
trustees ~ Tr;nitv tho ,.a;.. n"rN ~. 'ne
| that danom;pet;or j., tho so,th "
| that college, largo sumS and o,,1,, 80.
| ago pave s1O OOO to its endo,yn,ant 80 TT.
| is nresidert of tho hoard ~ ,,,.,.
Greensboro Female COLLAGE anoii,"n $500 -
| ant Methodist i,s,it,,;or IL npoiO
| of the boar, of t,,,staos -, 49, $500 ..
narv at Durh.m ond hos 49,. .o , 'enii-
thereto r. has boon ae,rei,,, se sums as
| the Durham ors,,ad schonI ,,.;+t ~. GO w
pils. All these inst;tntio,s orc o., -.
but Mr. Carr with trro whit 81. s~
| not confine his good xork r. tbe+ 80 49,
for his charities IN tho co,,r.d $3.50. " S
won for him the highest regarl - tha ,.t..o
| In all narts ~ ~ 49, vi tne iat0er
| the hoard of trpsteoo ~ ~ .o,...s y,
and mechanical co1Isoa ~ T;..uam i'o' ii"'
| Mr.. Carr is a member ~ Tho ,o., -.
| directors Of the Oxford O,-,ho,, o1- Vi
charity which 10 tho notIol. a.. iun,
wbcre oOO ornbans orc ,,o;,,t.; -. 'uo S'a.e'
| Gated. mainly nv the Mason. - NJ.
| Carolina. To this ASYLUM no hoo 49, VI
liberal piver. again and ooo;r ~ @
| the state IL mora cIosoIv conra..oS III. "n ~
liberal or CO r,on;rant;, lt,...o, "Icu vi ~
| school work in the Matbo3ist dono..,;.,1
| In 1878 ba attando,, tha D.. I'nni
day school convention NJ TonSon F,,S,on
as the delegate from North Caroi;ra ana =,
1881 attended the ecumenicaI comnn;i anu az an IN
| Mothod;.ta - A.. oo"hch oI tne
S;uca thot ti, r Va" 10 ~oiu az the same place.
aaneuo ynae ,,ane ne mas oeen delegate to the
Eniea"na eIn nhs'as ., 1he southern Methodist
dist ooptan Gnu. ~ ana oeiegate TO the Metho
LARGE sums tor tha a"".. ne mas given
The finest Methodist churches in the state, at
Durham, and in May presented the Metbo-
dists there with another church. as his ahso
lutte gift. This church has inst bsan d1do u.s.
| oy Disnop duncan. 1t Is said that he has
| VI DENOMINATIONS. and both white